Luckenbach
Luckenbach | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Luckenbach within Westerwaldkreis district  | |
  Luckenbach  Luckenbach | |
| Coordinates: 50°42′20″N 7°50′5″E / 50.70556°N 7.83472°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Westerwaldkreis |
| Municipal assoc. | Hachenburg |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–24) | Dieter Bethke |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.61 km2 (1.39 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 290 m (950 ft) |
| Population (2021-12-31)[1] | |
| • Total | 667 |
| • Density | 180/km2 (480/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 57629 |
| Dialling codes | 02662 |
| Vehicle registration | WW |
| Website | www.luckenbach-ww.de |
Luckenbach is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Geography[edit]
The village lies northeast of Koblenz in the valley of the Kleine Nister. Luckenbach belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Hachenburg, a kind of collective municipality.
History[edit]
In 1366, Luckenbach had its first documentary mention.
Politics[edit]
The municipal council is made up of 13 council members, including the extraofficial mayor (Bürgermeister), who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 13 June 2004.
Economy and infrastructure[edit]
South of the community runs Bundesstraße 414, leading from Hohenroth to Hachenburg. The nearest Autobahn interchanges are in Siegen, Wilnsdorf and Herborn on the A 45 (Dortmund–Gießen), some 25 km away. The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.
References[edit]
External links[edit]
- Official website
(in German)
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